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RFA Bacchus(3)

RFA Bacchus(3) At Capetown.

RFA Bacchus(3) At Chatham.

RFA Bacchus(3) At Port Louis, Mauritius 1972.

RFA Hebe. At Port Louis 1972.

RFA Hebe

RFA Hebe. Grand Harbour.

RFA Eddybay

8 July 1958.

Aground at Rhu Narrows.

RFA Eddybeach

RFA Eddyfirth

RFA Eddyreef

RFA Eddyreef

RFA Rowanol

RFA Rowanol. At Malta.

RFA Oakol

RFA Oakol

RFA Robert Dundas

RFA Robert Dundas. At Faslane 1966.

RFA Robert Middleton

RFA Empire Salvage

RFA Surf Patrol

RFA Surf Patrol

Aground 1959

RFA Surf Pioneer

RFA Sir Caradoc

RFA Sir Lamorak

RFA Sea Crusader

RFA Sea Crusader

RFA Sea Centurion

RRS Discovery II

RRS Discovery

RFA Ocean Salvor

RFA Salvestor

RFA Salvictor

RFA Sea Salvor

RFA Amherst

RFA Amherst

Stretching Wave Chief's rig 1961.

SS Fort Amherst

RFA Spabeck

RFA Spaburn

RFA Spalake

RFA Spapool

RFA Spapool

RFA Airsprite

RFA Airsprite

RFA Maine(4) 1948-1954

RFA Maine(4) Korea

RFA Maine(5) Never built.

(Source Sigwart)

Royal Fleet Auxiliary:

Stores Carriers.

RFA Bacchus(3)  A404.  RFA Hebe A406. Built Robb, 1962. 4823 GRT. Chartered from BISN Co. Hebe severely damaged by fire 1978. Bacchus returned to owners 1981.

Eddy Class Fleet Attendant tankers. Built 1951/4. 2200dwt. In service until 1964/1982

RFA Eddybeach A132. RFA Eddybay A107. RFA Eddycliff A190. RFA Eddycreek A258. RFA Eddyrock A198. RFA Eddyreef A202. RFA Eddyfirth A261. RFA Eddyness A295.

1500 Ton Harbour tankers. Built Lobnitz 1946. RFA Birchol(2) A127. RFA Oakol(2) A300. RFA Rowanol A284. (Ex Cedarol Ex Ebonol). RFA Teakol(3)A167. In service until 1969/71.

Spa Class Water carriers. Built 1941/6 at Dartmouth & Bristol. 500dwt. Initially RFA manned before reverting to PAS.  Spalake & Spapool chartered to War Office.

RFA Spa A192. RFA Spapool A222. RFA Spabrook A224. RFA Spabeck A227. RFA Spaburn A257.RFA Spalake A260.

Surf Class Freighting Tankers. Built Bartram, Sunderland 1951. 7742GRT. In service and reserve until 1969.

RFA Surf Patrol A357. RFA Surf Pioneer A367?. 

King Salvor Class Ocean Salvage vessels. Built 1942/45. 1440 tons disp. Manned as RFAs from 1947.  Sea Salvor in service until 1973. Others transferred to RMAS 1970.

RFA King Salvor A291. RFA Ocean Salvor A492. RFA Prince Salvor A292. RFA Salvalour A494. RFASalventure A384. RFA Salvestor A499. RFA Salvictor A500. RFA Salvigil A501. RFA Salviola A502. RFA Sea Salvor A503 RFA Salvage Duke A234.

Coastal Store Carriers. Built Grangemouth 1938.  1125 GRT. Manned by RFA from 1940. In service until 1972.

RFA Robert Dundas A204. RFA Robert Middleton A241.

Royal Research Ships.  RRS Discovery II. Built 1929.  1036 GRT. RFA manned from 1950-1962.  RRS Discovery. Built 1962. 2667 GRT. RFA manned 1962-1968.

Naval Armament Freighter. RFA Amherst. A238. Built  Blythswood 1936 as  SS Fort Amherst. 3496GRT. RFA service 1951- 1963.

Sprite Class Spirit Carriers. Built 1941/3. 965 GRT. In service until 1963/65. RFA Nasprite A252. RFA Airsprite A115.

Ro-Ro Freight Ferries. Stop gap charters. RFA Sir Caradoc L3552 (1983-1988). RFA Sir Lamorak L3532 (1983-1986). RFA Sea Crusader A96 (1996-2003). RFA Sea Centurion A98 (1998-2002)